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Oracle scores a few points for ruthless efficiency. No more Sun.com and no obvious way to download MySQL for free in just a couple of days. PostgreSQL is going to blow up.

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While it's not impossible, downloading an older version of java this week required jumping through new Oracle hoops on top of the already painful process Sun put in place. Please, Oracle, just give me a straightforward download link without requiring registration and I'll sing your praises everywhere.

At least they have kept good old http://java.sun.com/

I was browsing the Java API docs a few days ago when I noticed that the shortcut icon (left of the URL in firefox) had changed from a steaming mug, to a white O on a red background.

That's when it really hit me.

(Though I think Oracle have changed the icon back since.)

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